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Genetic and Environmental Aspects of Obesity in Broilers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2007

C. Y. Lin,
G. W. Friars and
E. T. Moran
C. Y. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2WI.
G. W. Friars
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2WI.
E. T. Moran
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2WI.
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World's Poultry Science Journal , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , May 1980, pp. 103 - 111
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